Clusters as Innovative Melting Pots?—the Meaning of Cluster Management for Knowledge Diffusion in Clusters

Jutta Günther and Dirk Meissner
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Jutta Günther: University of Bremen

Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2017, vol. 8, issue 2, No 8, 499-512

Abstract: Abstract There is broad consensus that economic development and society welfare correlate with the effectiveness and efficiency of countries’ science, technology, and innovation infrastructure. There is a broad range of actors active in all fields with diverging ambitions, missions, and aims striving for scientific, technological, and innovation excellence. Still one actor alone faces severe challenges in the respective global competition which is why increasingly clusters are formed and quipped with professional management. This raises the question if knowledge diffusion channels function more effective and efficient in organically grown self-organized channels or if targeted public policy intervention is needed to enhance these channels by means of attached cluster management. The article discusses the major conceptual features of cluster management and spillovers and the resulting implications for cluster management activities.

Keywords: Cluster; Cluster management; Spillover; Knowledge diffusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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